8 The Role of US Households in Global Carbon Emissions

United States (US) is currently responsible for about 20% of global carbon emissions. The residential sector is responsible for a little over 20% of this emission. From this perspective, US households account for about 4% of global carbon emissions. Such sector-based approach is commonly used in energy analysis and energy policy. However, this is not necessarily a complete representation of the reality of household carbon emissions. The residential sector includes all energy directly used by… CONTINUE READING